Friday, 29 January 2016

Not the best day we have had!

Well, today has been one of those 'Ever Decreasing Circles' type of day. We were up really early to get our walk in before Wendy was off to the vets. I tell you, weeing in the dark is no fun! We all managed to get back with thirty minutes to spare, so it was a gentle drive for April.

The vet had another go at listening to her heart and pronounce that she had a 'Heart Murmur' and that her tummy was full of fluid!

Not a good thing!

Having a dickey heart also means that she is not getting enough oxygen in her blood system and that is the reason she sleeps so much and seems to have lost her 'Sparkle'!

Old Two Legs agreed to an x ray and an ultra scan on her to see what was going on, he will get the full results and get a look this evening when he visits the vet.

The vet is to 'Phone a Vet' who is into ferrets for some advice on medication. If there is history of heart problems and a drug has proved to be of help then we have a good chance of keeping April around for some time but we won't know that until this evening.

OTL is not very happy at the moment, as he says, he has lost three ferrets in five months and that hurts.

We are all keeping our claws crossed that the 'Phone a Vet' will come up with something.

April says that she didn't mind the x ray 'cos she got a good slurp of Ferretone that OTL had left with the vet but the scan involved having the hair shaved off her tummy and now she is feeling the drafts!

On a brighter note, OTL found Freddy and Wendy cuddled up in the same bed last night and they were still there this morning! Mind you, Wendy still gave Freddy's ears a box when he refused to let her have the chicken strip he was eating!

They have been closer together today and even had a go at playing when they were on a rampage around the house. So we still think there is a good chance they will settle down together and when you think about it, she has been here less than two weeks, so there is plenty of time!

8 comments:

So sorry to hear it's not a good day. We're all keeping everything crossed that the vet finds some solutions for helping Miss April. We do feel very sorry for OTL and TM, all the worry makes TL's get very, very sad. We're desperately hoping to hear some good news. Weeing in the dark is a bit off, I had to get up early and wee in pitch black this morning cos my mum had to go to work. I find it very creepy when it's dark and the wind is blowing lots. Good news about Freddy and Wendy snuggle buddies last night. Hope they decide to do lots more snuggling and less fisticuffs. I think I can kind of understand Miss Wendy being a tad put out if Freddy didn't share his chicken strip with her. I think maybe OTL might have to sacrifice one of his socks to keep Miss April warm around the tummy area, if Mrs TM cuts the foot out and he slides his sock over her, it might just keep her a bit cosy. Sending you all lots of love and licks and keeping everything crossed here. Little Arch and Mr Nipper xxxxxxxx

I have everything crossed for Miss April and hope the ferret vet has something that will help her. Clever idea about the sock warmer Little Arch.Great to hear things are improving with Wendy and Freddy x

Hi, i hope for some good news for miss April..it's such a shame when you look after your little furry friends that it comes with so much heart ache.I'm pleased Freddie's firmness has payed off with Wendy, let's hope he keeps her in place.X Sam

Everything is crossed for Miss April and that the ferret vet will be able to help with some medicine. Well done OTL for spotting the symptoms, which is always difficult with little furries who can't tell you what is wrong. I do love li'tl Arch's idea for a sock jumper for ferrets ...he's a bright young woofer when he's not getting into scrapes which end up with him in the doghouse. Love licks and hugs to you all jasper and his Mam Annie x

Hope the Phone a Vet person comes up with a remedy for little Miss April, OTL must be really worried as will TM with this occurrence. Luckily OTL spotted something wrong early which must be a good thing, hope all goes well. As for Fred and his lady, things are looking up but don't speak too soon. You and Holly need little head torches then you can light up each other when you are required to wee in the dark! TM could decorate them all sparkley and glittery so you look super duper in case you meet up with other woofers. Show her, see what she thinks. Get well soon little Miss April. xxxxxx

Poor Miss April. I hope that phone a Vet has some good advice. Poor OTL and TM don't need any more pots in the garden just yet. It makes TL'S very sad when they have to keep buying pots, especially in such a short time. Miss April will just have to enjoy riding in the ferret bag with a snuggle blanket. I'm really pleased that Miss Wendy is settling in more peacefully with Freddy now. I forgot to say how much Hamish and I enjoyed the video of Miss May Bulldozing. Our favourite part was the low flying woofers. Mum thought that you had invented a new sport called Ferret Hurdles. It would be a brilliant game for TL's on one of them PS WEE thingies where you have to run along a beach and jump over bulldozing ferrets... who would ever imagine it was really true. Please can we play it if I'm allowed to visit again. Lots of wags, woofs and licks from Izzy and Hamish xx xx xx xx

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Hello, my name is Daisy and I was taken away from
Mum and Dad by Old Two Legs and The Missus one cold dark evening. It was a bit
traumatic at the time but we all soon settled down and everything is OK now.

My sister Holly came to live with us about a year later and between the pair of us we manage to keep these Two Legs in line!

In December 2012, we were joined by Snowflake, a little ferret we found in our garden. She had her own home in OTL's office called Snowy Heights!

Then in July 2013 Mr Brambles, a super Sandy Hob Ferret, came to live with us and be a mate for Snowflake. We sadly lost Mr Brambles to old age in September 2015. A gentle ferret who will be missed terribly. We also lost Miss Snowflake in November 2015. She has left a big hole in our hearts, she was a real Daddy's Girl to the end.

There arrived two new ferrets in August 2015, Miss May and Miss April who are sisters, born in 2013, we think! They were full of fun and mischief and kept up the tradition of pinching our biscuits, just like Brambles did!

Sadly Miss April contracted Cardiomyopathy, which is a heart condition. She died in September 2016 and is resting in a flower pot in the garden with Snowflake and Brambles.

We were down to two ferrets and an empty cage but that didn't last long, a brother and sister ferrets needed a 'Forever Home' and Fred & Wilma moved in. They are about two and a half years old, so they were born 2012/2013. Fred is a gentle soul who loves cuddles with OTL and Wilma a bossy sister but loves OTL! We reckon them to be Polecat Coloured Ferrets.

It was a shock when Wilma was attacked by a dog and unfortunately died of shock a few hours later. Like Snowflake, Brambles and April, she is also sleeping in a flower pot in our garden.

Fred was not happy about being on his own and he was introduced to Wendy, a Polecat Coloured Ferret who found her way to the Harrietsham Ferret Rescue.

Introductions went well to begin with but within a day or so she began instructing Fred on just who was really in charge!

We had something similar with Miss May who lost her sister to Cardiomyopathy (Weak Heart). Miss May is a feisty young lady and she was introduced to Eric de Ferret while we were down at the Harrietsham Ferret Rescue and although she tried to be a bit bossy, he was having none of it! He may only be six months old but her didn't back down and the pair came to an agreement!

So young Eric moved in and they both started to learn how to get on together!

OTL takes us walking every day and we have 'Adventures'! The Missus feeds us, so, what more can a pair of puppies and family of fun loving ferrets ask for?